2016 Arizona Wildcats football team

2016 Arizona Wildcats football
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Record3–9 (1–8 Pac-12)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinators
Offensive schemeSpread option
Defensive coordinatorMarcel Yates (1st season)
Base defense4–2–5
Captain
14
  • Sani Fuimaono
  • Zach Hemmila *
  • Nate Phillips
  • Trey Griffey
  • Freddie Tagaloa
  • Josh Kern
  • Cody Ippolito
  • DaVonte' Neal
  • Tellas Jones
  • Samajie Grant
  • Matt Stagg
  • Matt Morin
  • Devin Holiday
  • Michael Barton
Home stadiumArizona Stadium
Uniform
2016 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 4 Washington xy$^  8 1   12 2  
Washington State  7 2   8 5  
No. 12 Stanford  6 3   10 3  
California  3 6   5 7  
Oregon State  3 6   4 8  
Oregon  2 7   4 8  
South Division
No. 17 Colorado xy  8 1   10 4  
No. 3 USC  7 2   10 3  
No. 23 Utah  5 4   9 4  
Arizona State  2 7   5 7  
UCLA  2 7   4 8  
Arizona  1 8   3 9  
Championship: Washington 41, Colorado 10
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the 2016 season. The season was the Wildcats's 117th overall, 39th as a member of the Pac-12 Conference, and its sixth within the Pac-12 South Division. The team played their home games at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona for the 88th straight year. They were led by fifth-year head coach Rich Rodriguez. They finished the season 3–9, 1–8 in Pac-12 play to finish in last place in the South Division.